Daytona Beach, Fla. -- Kinetic Motorsports has completed its
official KONI Challenge debut at Daytona International Speedway with its
three car BMW effort finishing respectfully after impossible odds.

After an incredible performance by Kinetic No. 80 and No. 79 drivers
taking the 3rd and 11th spots in qualifying, the No. 80 driven by Bryan
Ortiz during qualifying was disqualified due to a tech infraction. The
mistake was easily corrected by Kinetic crew however the result was a
last place starting position for the young Puerto Rican driver and Boris
Said. Nic Jonsson who piloted the qualifying run for the No. 79
co-driven by Shawn Price, remained in the 11th position. Tracy Krohn
qualified the No. 78 Kinetic Motorsports BMW in the 86th spot after
encountering a blown engine.

The inaugural KONI Challenge race began with Ortiz behind the wheel of
the No. 80 BMW making his way through the extensive field to jump into
the top-20 within ten minutes of the start. Ortiz flawlessly maneuvered
the car maintaining a strong position for his stint until pitting for the
required driver change. Said who is also partnering with Kinetic
Motorsports in the startup of a new line of specialty parts coined Said
Head Performance, entered the car for his run at Daytona gaining several
positions. Things were going well for the motorsports ace until he
encountered an electrical issue ending the day for the No. 80 Kinetic
Motorsports/Said Head Performance BMW after 35 laps.

"We had a little electrical problem out there but all in all it was
a really fun weekend," commented Said. "The guys at Kinetic
did a really great job with all of these cars in a very short amount of
time. My co-driver Bryan Ortiz is only 17 and I hadn't even met
him before this weekend. The kid is rocket fast and qualified the car
extremely well. Unfortunately he had to start at the back after an issue
with tech but he made it up to around 20th in like 10 minutes. He is
really fun to drive with and after his performance I think he should just
qualify the car from now on. We are still learning out here and will
continue to do better. It is so much fun out here with all of these
cars, it should be illegal. This is an incredible series and I am
pleased to be here with Kinetic Motorsports."

Having qualified extremely well, Jonsson, also the co-owner of Kinetic
Motorsports found himself starting at the back after some issues with the
car. He managed to take the No. 79 BMW to the top-20 in the beginning
minutes of the race and eventually as high as 8th running a best lap of
2:03.430 at Lap 33. Jonsson continued to maintain a strong position in
the field until he came into pit lane to switch with co-driver Shawn
Price. Price took to the track in the top-30 after the pit stop and
piloted the No. 79 to the 15th spot. Several cautions late in the race
greatly affected the ability to reach top speeds and gain positions
resulting in a 14th place finish for the duo in Kinetic
Motorsports' first ever race in Grand-Am.

"We survived the first race," said Jonsson. "The guys
really did a good job with the cars over the last month back at the
shop. "I think we all did very well for our first time out. Shawn
did a great job behind the wheel in his first Grand-Am event. Daytona is
a difficult track for the BMWs and I think we could have finished a
little higher but the amount of cautions certainly took their toll. We
will head back to Kinetic Speed Shop in Buford, Georgia, regroup and get
ready for the next race in April. To take 14th is a positive thing and
to finish with two out of three cars is a good here at Daytona. I want
to thank Shawn, Boris, Bryan, Tracy, Joey and the whole team for their
hard work out here and we certainly look forward to the next race."

Tracy Krohn and co-driver Joey Hand managed to take their car from a
seemingly impossible qualifying position at the start to finishing in the
top-30. Krohn was able to make it into the top-20 during his stint and
pitted to give Hand a chance at the wheel. Entering the race back in the
top-30, Hand also was also a victim of late cautions but was able to gain
three spots and cross the line under the Checkered Flag in the 27th spot.